It’s funny how when you retire Mondays are no longer so important.
Why Tuesdays follow Mondays
I’ll never really know
But it’s better when it’s Wednesday
For there’s not as far to go
On Thursday I am doubting
It will ever come
By Friday I’m ecstatic
Because it’s just begun
Saturdays a whirlwind
With Sunday close behind
Until it comes to Monday
When then again I find
Why Tuesdays follow Mondays
I’ll never really know.
WHOSE ADDICTED
I SAY ARE YOU ADDICTED
TO THAT SMOKE THAT’S IN YOUR LUNGS
THE SMOKE THAT BLOCKS YOUR AIRWAYS
AND MAKES YOUR GASPS PROLONGED
I SAY ARE YOU ADDICTED
TO THAT NEEDLE IN YOUR ARM
WITH ITS GIFTS THAT ARE SO FLEETING
THAT IT STEALS AWAY YOUR CALM
I SAY ARE YOU ADDICTED
TO THAT LIQUID IN YOUR GLASS
THAT INTOXICATING NECTAR
WHOSE EFFECTS DO NOT LAST
I SAY ARE YOU ADDICTED
TO THE BEST CAR IN YOUR STREET
THE ONE THAT COSTS A FORTUNE
WITH PAYMENTS HARD TO MEET
I SAY ARE YOU ADDICTED
TO THAT MONEY IN YOUR HAND
AND WHILE YOU THINK YOU’VE GOT IT
DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL SO GRAND
I SAY THESE AS A SAMPLE
OF ALL THE THINGS WE FIGHT
FOR WE ALL HAVE LIFES ADDICTIONS
AND NONE OF THEM ARE RIGHT
Thought To Ponder – All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.- Jon Kabat-Zinn
Music on You Tube – Beth Hart – Mama this one’s for you (Live at the Albert Hall)
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